| Like if you for some reason just don't really feel that whatever anime you watch will entertain you (Because the last anime you watched is probably echelons (I forgot the right word to use here) better). Or that they're just too slow, predictable, and contrived for you to not feel bored watching them. Because most anime you watch make you feel like the animators aren't animating, but just going through the motions; making a generic anime with a generic plot, generic characters, and generic premise... How do you get yourself to watch anime again? |
| Be thankful for the wisdom granted to you. |
| I just watch some western shows until I'm in the mood for anime again. |
| This is what I'm going through right now. Just take a break if you can. But if you're dying to want to get back into anime, just find a character in the top favorites that you haven't seen the anime for and go for it |
| i am maintance both of them with my manga and anime by change the orefference once in a while. |
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| You just cry in the corner of your room until you're in the mood to watch anime again. I thought this was common knowledge. |
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AltoRoark99 said: I just watch some western shows until I'm in the mood for anime again. I don't watch western shows because they're garbage. m0llerz said: This is what I'm going through right now. Just take a break if you can. But if you're dying to want to get back into anime, just find a character in the top favorites that you haven't seen the anime for and go for it I've been "on break" for the past... Three weeks so far. And the feeling normally lasts longer than that. (Months, usually) Kuma said: i am maintance both of them with my manga and anime by change the orefference once in a while. I ran out of recent manga that interests me. Old manga... I mostly can't get behind a lot of the older artstyles/scan qualities. WeepingKoyomi said: I just don't watch it. I'll usually just watch some Filthy Frank, which then reminds me that I'm wasting my life, which makes me realize I should not waste it watching 3 men eat a hair cake, and instead waste it watching anime. I don't know what that is, but the title sounds gross. And Western. |
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| The closest thing to a lull I've had was just recently. I finished watching Ashita no Joe, and I thought it was the best anime ever to be made, and I still think so, but I didn't finish torrenting the Ashita no Joe 2 yet. So what did I do? I started to watch a series I already had torrented and had on hold for awhile, Overman King Gainer, so I started it and 5 episodes in the torrent was done. I didn't wan't to just abandon King Gainer, so I trudged through it, constantly thinking about Ashita no Joe and when I would get to watch the sequel, this probably affected my score to the show. To get out of your lull, I suggest to try watching a sequel to a show you really enjoyed, or a show similar to it. |
LancimusPrimeMar 26, 2016 9:04 PM
MortalMelancholy said: Generic is.. How do you define generic? Examples?generic anime with a generic plot, generic characters, and generic premise... How do you get yourself to watch anime again? |
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| Never experienced that since I generally like this medium. |
| I either take a break or just go for an anime that's the opposite of what I'd usually watch. |
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_Esper_ said: MortalMelancholy said: Generic is.. How do you define generic? Examples?generic anime with a generic plot, generic characters, and generic premise... How do you get yourself to watch anime again? Stuff like all those magic high-school types. But really, any anime that has even a generic scene (meaning predictable; I know pretty much exactly what's going to happen) around 5 minutes or so long, can bore me. Mkim said: MortalMelancholy said: Nice 402 PTR list thereI ran out of recent manga that interests me. Old manga... I mostly can't get behind a lot of the older artstyles/scan qualities. Well shit then RIP Someday, I will watch/read. Maybe. My PTW and PTR lists are basically graveyards. |
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| Implying I ever don't feel like watching anime. gg |
| Find a different medium or lower your standards. That aside, if I'm in a rut and currently have no interest in watching anything, which I am on a daily basis despite having several shows ready to watch, I just waste time on this site. |
| weather the storm and wait until im in the mood to start binge watching again. currently in a lull as im back in my gaming mode |
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Paul said: Find a different medium or lower your standards. That aside, if I'm in a rut and currently have no interest in watching anything, which I am on a daily basis despite having several shows ready to watch, I just waste time on this site. To waste or not to waste, aye, that's the rub. But yeah, after watching a lot of anime, you can't just watch anything anymore =X |
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| I just read manga instead if I don't feel too interested with anime. |
| If you don't feel like watching anime then just don't. Do something else for a while like play video games, watch normal tv shows/movies, read some books/manga/comics. Eventually you will feel the itch to watch anime again, or you will see something come out that grabs your attention. |
GD1551 said: Start being more picky and you will never watch so much anime that you'd get bored of the entire genre. I'm being picky right now, because nothing's good. |
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| When you're in Uni don't worry the stress will get to you... |
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| I honestly just take a break for maybe a month or two. So far, I've only experienced three "lulls", but I'm sure there will be more in the future. For me, the lulls occurred after watching Angel Beats (while I was also in the middle of watching No Game No Life. I got out of the lull by finishing and loving NGNL and starting Tokyo Ghoul). The second one happened after I finished Psycho-Pass (I started up again a few months later with Ore no Imouto). And the third and most recent one happened while I was near the end of both Higurashi and Nagi no Asukara at the same time (I ended up finishing and overall enjoying Higurashi, but I had to drop Nagi no Asukara. It pissed me off too much. I ended the lull by finishing Higurashi and starting Nyan Koi.) |
| Watch some bad porn and realize that anime is ultimately better. |
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| It's important for me to keep the blog flowing. So I keep watching anime. |
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| Watch a series of a completely different genre. If you've been watching Clannad, watch some JoJo. If you've been watching Fullmetal Alchemist, watch some The Town Where Only I Am Missing. When you're bored of anime, it's usually because you've been watching too many similar series. |
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| do some actual work for a change, better take this opportunity to make something productive before its clutches manage to drag you back to another non-stop marathon |
Caboose said: If you don't feel like watching anime then just don't. Do something else for a while like play video games, watch normal tv shows/movies, read some books/manga/comics. Eventually you will feel the itch to watch anime again, or you will see something come out that grabs your attention. Seriously. Why would you force yourself to do something you didn't feel like doing, that gives you nothing back? |
| I just play videogames when I'm not really into anime, I always end up coming back though. |
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| Lul is a abbreviation for the dutch word for penis, so this question is somewhat awkward... |
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| Just stop watching bruh.. Two weeks away from anime can't hurt much.. Go play some videogames, watch breaking bad, do some sports, anything really. With over 2k forum posts I expected better from you, OP.. |
Milk_is_Special said: Lul is a abbreviation for the dutch word for penis, so this question is somewhat awkward... Well, in English... Lull: calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements. "the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep" synonyms: soothe, calm, hush; rock "the sound of the bells lulled us to sleep" Aka, most anime puts me to sleep. Euthanasia =X |
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| I must be unique in that i NEVER get bored of anime, no matter how many times i see the same things over and over again, im still always entertained by it. ill watch anime every day as long as there's a new episode of currently running anime im watching |
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| I generally put off watching anime I don't want to for a period, but I always end up doing it regardless. You've just gotta keep your schedule, breaks are good for when you don't want to watch a lot. |
lasterrending said: I disagree with the inherent assumptions of the question, that watching anime is some kind of obligation or at least a goal to strive for. Anime isn't like a job or a relationship. Asking what to do to get over boredom in your marriage makes perfect sense. Asking what to do if your job no longer interests you makes perfect sense. Asking what to do to get yourself to watch anime seems more along the lines of asking how to get yourself to eat pizza if you no longer like pizza. Or how to get yourself to go surfing if you no longer like surfing. If you don't like pizza, don't eat pizza. If you don't like anime, don't watch anime. Find some other way to occupy your time. If you feel like watching anime again in a couple of months, watch anime again. If you don't, don't. It's really that simple. What if there is nothing? Except for boredom. |
| Be thankful for the wisdom granted to you. |
| I just wait for it to end. I don't see a sense in forcing myself to do something I don't feel like doing. When the time is right and I'm enthusiastic about picking something up, I'll do it. Don't let a hobby become a chore. |
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Jazzy_Maz said: I just wait for it to end. I don't see a sense in forcing myself to do something I don't feel like doing. When the time is right and I'm enthusiastic about picking something up, I'll do it. Don't let a hobby become a chore. What if the act of living is already a chore...? |
| Be thankful for the wisdom granted to you. |
| Take a break, come back to it whenever you feel like it, maybe read some manga. Wait until something comes along that will really inspire you either bc story or ost. |
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